Should horses be able to swim?
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YesYes, but have them move at half speed compared to a toon swimming.There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: “Not today...”
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✭YesYeap , i would expect that was already in place since the start.
IF we had underwater stuff , THEN it would be resonable to unmount the player since they could go underwater and all that , BUT that is not the case in ESO , we can only remain on the surface anyway. I would expect my horse to be able to handle it."Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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✭✭YesIt's highly unrealistic to be riding the horse along the beach, be perfectly fine riding in water up to the horses knees, and within another step or two be ejected from a disappearing horse.
The horse and rider should easily be able to walk/wade through water half-way up the horses flanks, and slowly swim through deeper water if your horse isn't laden with armor and packs.
I don't think most people expect to swim away from shore, but seriously, a horse shouldn't disappear as water starts to pass it's knees. Thats just stupid.The problem with society these days is that no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.2 -
Nala_✭✭✭✭Noi should be able to swim to the imperial city on my horse and be able to sacrafice him to the slaughterfish0
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Enkil✭✭✭✭✭
✭OtherIt's highly unrealistic to be riding the horse along the beach, be perfectly fine riding in water up to the horses knees, and within another step or two be ejected from a disappearing horse.
The horse and rider should easily be able to walk/wade through water half-way up the horses flanks, and slowly swim through deeper water if your horse isn't laden with armor and packs.
I don't think most people expect to swim away from shore, but seriously, a horse shouldn't disappear as water starts to pass it's knees. Thats just stupid.
I agree.. the proper thing should be.... speed should slow and mount's stamina should start to drain as you transition to deeper water... Clearly the dev's haven't developed much at all in the regards to water/underwater environs.. tons of work to be done....
until then, what is in place now is the most balanced for PvP....Edited by Enkil on August 1, 2014 3:59PM1 -
ReklawianSoul ShrivenOtherMaximis_ESO wrote: »I hate being dismounted running through a puddle on my horse. The question is simple..... should horses be able to swim?
Yup I like my horse to be like (at 2.00 start of their swim):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MZS6QPlPY8 0 -
smeeprocketnub19_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭OtherIt doesn't add much to the game. I prefer them adding character swimming with underwater zones. And it could actually work with spellcrafting (alteration school ) to make you breathe under water.
Please no. I actually like that you can't go underwater in this game. I know that I'm likely the overwhelming minority in this, but I have a very severe hydrophobia (well, virtual hydrophobia) and I start hyperventilating when underwater stuff comes along. I didn't finish a lot of content in a LOT of games because of underwater crap.
Yes, I know it's ridiculous, no I don't need you to tell me that.
And yes, I did complete a lot of content in other Elder Scroll games that required underwater moments...but...I had help...>.>
That Sonic level must have been awful for you on Sega. I always made my sister play that level, seeing Sonic drown was never fun.
But I don't really think game alterations should be made on virtual phobias. I would love underwater zones. but that z axis is a pita to work with.Dear Sister, I do not spread rumors, I create them.1 -
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✭Maximis_ESO wrote: »So they can swim just not with you on them like in Skyrim?
ESO takes place in an era before horses had learned how to swim.
Edited by Pallmor on August 1, 2014 4:20PM2 -
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✭✭✭Yesits just annoying to have to dismount every time you come across a decent sized body of water.1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭OtherThere should be some way of determining the depth. If not just make them all SUPER horses that swim with ppl on them.
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✭✭NoIt's highly unrealistic to be riding the horse along the beach, be perfectly fine riding in water up to the horses knees, and within another step or two be ejected from a disappearing horse.
The horse and rider should easily be able to walk/wade through water half-way up the horses flanks, and slowly swim through deeper water if your horse isn't laden with armor and packs.
I don't think most people expect to swim away from shore, but seriously, a horse shouldn't disappear as water starts to pass it's knees. Thats just stupid.
Yeah, the depth they disappear is wrong.
But having them swim with an armoured DragonKnight would be wrong too.
They need to have some way of letting us get up to our ankles on the stirrups before the horse vanished.Edited by AlexDougherty on August 1, 2014 7:33PMPeople believe what they either want to be true or what they are afraid is true!
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GnatB✭✭✭✭In other news, I got dismounted while going through a cave in the north of Rivenspire (between Northpoint and Doomcrag). That was unnecessary IMO; there was no valid reason to kick me off in there as it's part of the open overworld and a required part of the walking route.
IIRC back when I was first playing I went through one of the arches in Velkhan Guard or whatever it was too close to the edge of the arch and got dismounted. Seems like you can (or at least, used to) get dismounted if you got too close to a wall.
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Vraneon✭✭✭YesWho cares if my horse can swim, I want a Pegasus so I can fly over all those rivers
I also think talking about realism isn't so important, because I guess no person could walk around with 100 pieces of iron gear in his "inventory" 
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Kypho✭✭✭✭OtherIt doesn't add much to the game. I prefer them adding character swimming with underwater zones. And it could actually work with spellcrafting (alteration school ) to make you breathe under water.
Please no. I actually like that you can't go underwater in this game. I know that I'm likely the overwhelming minority in this, but I have a very severe hydrophobia (well, virtual hydrophobia) and I start hyperventilating when underwater stuff comes along. I didn't finish a lot of content in a LOT of games because of underwater crap.
Yes, I know it's ridiculous, no I don't need you to tell me that.
And yes, I did complete a lot of content in other Elder Scroll games that required underwater moments...but...I had help...>.>
No need for em to make underwater content, just the ability for you to go underwater if you want.
I think they meant this.0 -
Universe✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭YesI never understood why horses are set to dismount when encountering water rather than swim.
There is no valid reason for this.
It's a nuisance to mount again each time my horse get a little bit wet.
Though it might be difficult to implement.
I vote for horses to swim like there is no tomorrow
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zgrssd✭✭✭✭OtherThe "dismounting deepth" could be a bit higher for people on horses. It is the same as "person has to swim" depth.
But since the server has to make the call about "who is swimming", I can see why they choose a blanket value - it is just that much easier.
If we were able to move during the horse mount animation, it would be much less of an issues to begin with.Elana Peterson (EU), Dominion, Imperial Sorc, Rune & Alchemy Crafting Char
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Melian✭✭✭✭Yes
Don't be so rabid.It doesn't add much to the game. I prefer them adding character swimming with underwater zones. And it could actually work with spellcrafting (alteration school ) to make you breathe under water.
Please no. I actually like that you can't go underwater in this game. I know that I'm likely the overwhelming minority in this, but I have a very severe hydrophobia (well, virtual hydrophobia) and I start hyperventilating when underwater stuff comes along. I didn't finish a lot of content in a LOT of games because of underwater crap.
Yes, I know it's ridiculous, no I don't need you to tell me that.
And yes, I did complete a lot of content in other Elder Scroll games that required underwater moments...but...I had help...>.>
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Daethz✭✭✭OtherIn shallow water, otherwise they should dismount in deeper water.Waiting, and watching, for the return of Melee Weapons.
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Hjorn✭✭YesNice idea but i cannot see them wasting Dev time creating swimming horses, i mean remounting is not exactly game breaking is it?0 -
Nocturnalfox✭✭✭YesYou could in skyrim go through water at a reduced speed on your horse. I don't see why not, people want to bring realism into the game and say "not while youre riding it" thats ok, I don't remember seeing orcs or dragons outside my home...Vasiliya Vet 8 DK -NA DC-
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Hjorn✭✭YesNocturnalfox wrote: »You could in skyrim go through water at a reduced speed on your horse. I don't see why not, people want to bring realism into the game and say "not while youre riding it" thats ok, I don't remember seeing orcs or dragons outside my home...
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ThisOnePosts✭✭✭✭✭YesHmm I voted yes because:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHPPOFbLb3c
Yes they can swim in real life and it seems to be one of the training exercises for race horses as well.
If they don't add it, I won't lose sleep. However, there's my vote and reason.
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